A man drove an excavator into a Chinese government building, demolishing entrances and damaging several buildings amid an alleged dispute over unpaid villagers’ compensation.
Authorities, however, have not officially confirmed the motive behind the incident. The BBC reported that staff inside the government affairs centre were urgently evacuated as the excavator damaged the building. No injuries were reported in the incident, police said.
Videos circulating on social media showed an excavator tearing down the building’s entrance and damaging parts of its exterior. The matter remains under investigation. Police reportedly said they had detained a 47-year-old man, identified by his surname Hu, for damaging a government building.
The man allegedly damaged the building over a dispute involving unpaid compensation to villagers, according to a report by Al Jazeera. The government administrative service building resumed normal operations a few hours after the incident, according to SCMP . The incident took place on Monday afternoon at a government administrative service centre in Fengdong New City, in China’s northwestern Shaanxi province, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.
